Aphasia Disorders Paper
Aphasia is a group of acquired neurogenic language disorders resulting from brain damage, typically in the left hemisphere which controls language. The disorders consists of varying levels of impairment in reading comprehension, written expression, spoken language comprehension, and spoken language expression (Aphasia: Overview, 2015). An individual with aphasia may also have co-occurring cognitive deficits such as auditory and visual agnosia, visual field deficits, or even memory and executive functioning deficits. Aphasia disorders can be classified by the location of brain damage or by the extent of impairment to a particular area of language. Due to the many categories of aphasia classification, an individual with aphasia may not
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There are currently an approximant 1 million people living with aphasia in the United States, equivalent to 1 in every 250 people. Aphasia typically occurs in an average of 15% of individuals under the age of 65, and 43% of individuals over 85 years of age (Aphasia: Incidence and Prevalence, 2015). Depending on the speaking situation, signs and symptoms of aphasia may vary, especially in conversations that require a high level of complex thinking. Symptoms include verbal expression impairments, reading comprehension impairments, auditory comprehension impairments, and/or written language impairments. Verbal expression impairments may include difficulty finding words, placing words in the wrong order, substitution sounds and words, or speaking with single words with effort. Reading comprehension impairments, also known as Alexia, may include difficulty comprehending written words, recognizing sight words, or reading non-content words. Auditory comprehension impairments include difficulties in understanding spoken utterances in a timely manner, lacking awareness of error, and an inability to understand complex grammar. Written language impairments (Agraphia), includes symptoms of using run-on sentences when writing, using incorrect grammar in writing, substituting incorrect letters, or having difficulty copying letters and words (Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms,
There are currently an approximant 1 million people living with aphasia in the United States, equivalent to 1 in every 250 people. Aphasia typically occurs in an average of 15% of individuals under the age of 65, and 43% of individuals over 85 years of age (Aphasia: Incidence and Prevalence, 2015). Depending on the speaking situation, signs and symptoms of aphasia may vary, especially in conversations that require a high level of complex thinking. Symptoms include verbal expression impairments, reading comprehension impairments, auditory comprehension impairments, and/or written language impairments. Verbal expression impairments may include difficulty finding words, placing words in the wrong order, substitution sounds and words, or speaking with single words with effort. Reading comprehension impairments, also known as Alexia, may include difficulty comprehending written words, recognizing sight words, or reading non-content words. Auditory comprehension impairments include difficulties in understanding spoken utterances in a timely manner, lacking awareness of error, and an inability to understand complex grammar. Written language impairments (Agraphia), includes symptoms of using run-on sentences when writing, using incorrect grammar in writing, substituting incorrect letters, or having difficulty copying letters and words (Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms,